Canadian Journal of Family and Youth (CJFY)
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Book Review of Skidmore, Patricia. (2018). Marjorie: Her War Years. A British Home Child in Canada. Toronto: Dundurn Press.
No full textBook Review of Perry, Gina. (2018). The Lost Boys: Inside Muzafer Sherif\u27s Robbers Cave Experiment. London: Scribe.
No full textUnderstanding Youth Justice Professionals’ Motivations For Their Work
No full textYouth Justice (YJ) professionals experience work-related stress, challenges and trauma in their work (Sibisi & Warria, 2020) yet they continue to enter the field. Research regarding motivations of YJ professionals for their work is limited, but necessary to improve overall quality of care and to ensure the most suitable candidates are hired. Semi-structured interviews aimed to explore YJ workers’ motivations for their work and how they experience and cope with challenges on the job. Thematic analyses indicates that YJ professionals are motivated by the opportunity to contribute to the lives of youth through prevention and intervention, progress and learning, and advocacy and resource provision. Challenges in YJ work are often related to feeling unsupported owing to low salaries, staff shortages, and system constraints. Motivating factors which contribute to their ability to stay in the field despite the challenges include a passion for their work and seeing change in their clients. Healthy coping strategies appear necessary to manage challenges and may contribute to the longevity in the field. Findings provide insight into YJ professionals\u27 motivations, coping, and reasons for remaining in the field. These results can help to inform hiring, training and policy in Ontario YJ work.
 
Community-Based Drug Rehabilitation Clients’ Motivation, Satisfaction and the Factors Affecting their Completion of the Rehabilitation and Aftercare Program: A Convergent Mixed Methods Study
No full textThis study examined treatment motivation, clientele satisfaction, and the factors affecting enrollment and completion in community-based drug rehabilitation and aftercare programs in the Philippines. A convergent mixed methods research design was employed using a survey and qualitative focus group discussions. Both on-going and completed clients had high level of internal motivation towards treatment and were highly satisfied with the program. Clients reported internal and external factors influenced their completion of the rehabilitation program while their satisfaction determined the areas that require necessary improvements. Aside from internal and external motivation, the general structure of the program, competence of facilitators, government and community support, and complementary intervention serve as influential factors
Book Review of Traig, J. (2019). Act Natural: A Cultural History of Misadventures in Parenting. New York: HarperCollins Publishers.
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Book Review of Robertson, David A. (2020). Black Water: Family, Legacy and Blood Memory. Toronto: HarperCollins Publishers.
No full textBook Review of Traig, J. (2019). Act Natural: A Cultural History of Misadventures in Parenting. New York: HarperCollins Publishers.
No full textBook Review of Onusko, James. A. (2021). Boom Kids: Growing Up in the Calgary Suburbs, 1950-1970. Waterloo: Wilfred Laurier University Press
No full textThe Impact of Ideal and Real Discrepancies of Family Functionality Perception over the Quality of Life in a Minority Population
No full textThe perceived discrepancies of adolescents regarding family functionality (the real vs. the ideal) and how it predicts their mental and physical quality of life are tested. A cross-sectional study using questionnaires was conducted. Roma adolescents (N = 139) with ages ranging from 12 to 17 years participated. Out of all, 38% are boys and 61,5% are girls. Results show that mental quality of life is predicted by family cohesion and family adjustment and suggest a nonlinear relation for physical quality of life. The discrepancy between the real and ideal levels of family cohesion determines adolescent’s mental quality of life. The direction of the discrepancy shows that mental quality of life is higher when the real family cohesion level is higher than the ideal one. The results suggest that both mental and physical quality of life of adolescents are predicted by family cohesion and family adjustment.
People tend to thrive while having an image about themselves and they form this image by considering an ideal or a necessary way of being. Comparing the ideal to the real and present image of themselves people might experience maladjustment and could determine their mental health. The results of the study show that family cohesion and family adjustment perception of children determine their quality of life. Moreover, discrepancies between the ideal and real level are also an important determining factor for quality of life